Today's entertainment industry, but the "world" of small fresh meat, whether you have acting skills or not, as long as you are handsome and beautiful, have enough traffic, you can get good resources. On the other hand, those old drama bones, although their acting skills are superb, have been reduced to the point where there is no drama to film.
Li Youbin
Li Youbin is familiar to everyone, his role as Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword" can be described as a very classic, no one has surpassed it so far, but now he has few good works, and his popularity is gradually declining.
Li Youbin debuted very early, and almost became a child star that year. At the age of 5, he was selected to star in the movie "The General's Son", but due to the age, the film was not made in the end. However, his artistic talent was not buried, and he joined the school's drama troupe when he was in middle school, and was later selected by the Cultural and Education Bureau and successfully entered the Changchun Repertory Troupe.
At the age of 27, Li Youbin entered Changchun Film Studio again and starred in many movies. In order to better develop, he later went to Beijing to develop, without connections, without resources, he has not received good works, in Beijing for many years has been unknown, until a later drama, made him completely popular, that is, "Bright Sword".
In 2005, the TV series "Bright Sword" was born, and as soon as this drama was broadcast, it became popular all over the country, and Li Youbin also became popular overnight with the role of Li Yunlong in the play, and also won the Golden Eagle Award.
After becoming popular, Li Youbin successively filmed many popular TV series such as "Crossing the Guandong" and "Old Yan Has a Daughter Don't Worry About Marrying". But careful viewers found that in recent years, although Li Youbin's resources have continued, he no longer plays the protagonist, but matches some small fresh meats and even some unknown Internet celebrities. Because he couldn't receive good scenes, he was also forced to accept some bad films, resulting in a continuous decline in word of mouth.
Today, Li Youbin and his wife are often active on the drama stage and rarely appear on the screen. From "big popularity" to the point of making bad films, or even having no drama to film, it is really embarrassing.
Li Baotian
However, compared with Li Youbin, Li Baotian seems to be tougher, he would rather have no drama to film, and resolutely not make bad films, preferring to risk being blocked, but also to confront the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry to the end.
Li Baotian was born in a very prominent family, his father was an old cadre, his mother worked in the hospital, he should have a decent job, but he liked to listen to plays since he was a child, and even turned against his father for this.
At the age of 14, Li Baotian entered the local Bangzi Troupe, and because of his outstanding acting skills, he was later transferred to the Xuzhou District Cultural Troupe. At the age of 32, through his own efforts, he was admitted to the director cadre training class of Chinese opera, and stayed at school as a teacher after graduation.
Unlike other stars, Li Baotian only starred in his first work "Breaking into Rivers and Lakes" when he was 37 years old, and then starred in many works such as "Human Ghost Love" and "Phoenix Qin", and has won many awards such as the Hundred Flowers Award and the Golden Rooster Award, because of his superb acting skills, Li Baotian also became Zhang Yimou's royal actor.
Zhang Yimou once praised him: "Li Baotian is one of the greatest actors in China."
But what really made Li Baotian popular was a later TV series, that is, "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo". Li Baotian vividly interpreted Liu Yong's integrity and wit and humor in the play, which won a lot of praise, and he finally became popular overnight with this role.
After becoming popular, he starred in another popular costume drama "Divine Doctor Xilaile", Li Baotian's role in the play was also loved by everyone, and he also won many awards such as the Flying Sky Award and the Golden Eagle Award with this drama, becoming a powerful actor in people's hearts.
However, few people know that Li Baotian is not only dedicated to acting, but also very straightforward in life. After the explosion of "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", the crew wanted to shoot a sequel while it was hot, and Zhang Guoli and Wang Gang also agreed, but Li Baotian resolutely disagreed. The reason is that when filming this drama, in order not to delay everyone's time, Li Baotian did not even participate in his son's wedding, but Wang Gang often took leave because of private matters, delaying the filming progress, which made Li Baotian very angry, he said: "Some people can't cooperate anymore." ”
Not only that, Li Baotian was also banned because of Geng Zhi. It turned out that in 2004, he took over a drama called "Minister Chincha". When the contract was first signed, it was written that there were 30 episodes in total, but in order to make money, the producer broke it up into 33 episodes.
Li Baotian was very angry when he learned this, he thought that he was fooling the audience, so he took the producer to court with a complaint, claiming 1.9 million yuan.
In the end, although Li Baotian won the lawsuit, it angered the investors, and they united with 13 film and television companies to block it. However, the stubborn Li Baotian was not afraid, he said: "I don't regret it, even if no one asks me to film again, I don't regret it, rules are rules." ”
Of course, Li Baotian is more than that, he has debuted for many years, has never taken an advertisement, and the endorsements he pushed off alone are as high as 20 million. And the reason he gave was simple: "For example, if I don't drink alcohol, and someone asks me to advertise wine, I must not say how good this wine is." ”
It's a pity that the entertainment industry is too dark, and Li Baotian, who is so straightforward and dedicated, has become filmless after being banned, and now he has faded out of everyone's sight.
He Saifei
He Saifei is also a very good actor and a national first-class actor. However, He Saifei was born in Yue opera performance, and was also a "famous actor" in the Yue opera industry, and later changed careers to the film and television industry because he could not arrange a play in the troupe.
In 1984, He Saifei starred in his first movie "Five Women Praying for Birthday", and then starred in many film and television dramas such as "Dream of Red Mansions", "Big Red Lantern Hanging High" and "Wind and Moon", although it was not popular, but it also improved its popularity.
But what really made He Saifei popular was the popular TV series "Mansion Gate" that year, in which she played Yang Jiuhong with a free personality, daring to love and hate, with this role, He Saifei won the "Audience's Favorite Top Ten Actress Award".
However, after "The Gate of the Mansion", He Saifei does not seem to have a role that can be remembered, although he has also starred in many works, but most of them are inconspicuous supporting roles, and He Saifei's latest appearance on the hot search is because of her "righteous speech".
The reason is that in a show, she fought for the contestants, denounced all kinds of insiders in the theater industry, and even risked being banned: "You keep saying plum blossom awards and Wenhua awards, spending millions of rehearsals, and the common people will not see them after winning the award." What about the play? What about money? Where did it go? The common people can't see it! You guys took me away, and I also want to say that I went to make a TV series because I couldn't arrange a play in the group. ”
In fact, as an actor, dare to challenge the "unspoken rules" of the entire industry in public, I have to say that He Saifei is really open-minded, but this does bring her a lot of crisis, and she is bound to lose a lot of opportunities to perform.
Wei Zongwan
When it comes to Wei Zongwan, everyone may not be very familiar, but when you say the works he has starred in, everyone will definitely suddenly realize, such as the veteran in "Sanmao Conscription", Sima Yi in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and Gao Liang in "Water Margin" and so on.
Wei Zongwan was born in 1938, although he is now in his eighties, he came from a professional class and was admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy with full marks that year. When he was in school, Wei Zongwan was famous, as long as the school rehearsal, he played the leading role, but after graduation, because his appearance was not outstanding enough, he did not get a good opportunity, and he also played some supporting roles.
However, even if it is a small supporting role, Wei Zongwan is very dedicated and serious about completing it. It is reported that when the movie "Sanmao Conscription" was filmed, the role of a veteran in the film could not find a suitable candidate, and the director visited the door many times, hoping that Wei Zongwan could star.
However, Wei Zongwan was 54 years old at the time, and when he saw that there were many action scenes in the script, he refused. Unexpectedly, director Zhang Jianya plopped down on his knees in front of him, and Wei Zongwan quickly helped him up when he saw this, and then agreed.
Kung Fu paid off, with superb acting skills, Wei Zongwan played the fictional veteran oil son image in the film to the fullest, and finally won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor with this film.
In 1994, CCTV invested in the filming of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and Wei Zongwan was selected again to play the role of Sima Yi. What is admirable is that although he is almost 60 years old, he never uses a stand-in for filming, even in dangerous scenes such as horseback riding, he is personally in battle.
In addition, Wei Zongwan has also played many classic roles such as Gao Lian in "Water Margin" and Fan Laoer in "One Foot Determined Rivers and Mountains", although they are all supporting roles, but they have always been acting actors in everyone's hearts.
However, it is such a national first-class actor, but he has been living a tricky life, and the money he earns every year from filming is not as much as that of an eighteenth-tier star. Wei Zongwan, now 85 years old, still lives in a rental house.
Ren Shuai
Ren Shuai is also a very low-key actor, he has played many classic roles such as Zhen Sanjiang in "Crossing the Guandong", Lao Ding in "Parental Love", and Xia Jiang in "The Beginning", but he has always been unknown because he is too low-key.
Ren Shuai is also a late bloomer, he was successfully admitted to the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts at the age of 20, and also became classmates with Yan Ni, Niu Li, Li Zhiqiang and so on. However, after graduation, he did not enter the entertainment industry, but went to the drama troupe, but although he accumulated a lot of experience in the troupe, he made little money, and even the travel expenses were a problem during the New Year. As a last resort, he reported to the leader of the troupe that he wanted to go out to film and television dramas without performance tasks, and the leader agreed to his request.
After entering the entertainment industry, Ren Shuai has successively filmed many TV series such as "Harvest", "Back is Heaven", "General Deng Baoshan" and "The Valley of Turmoil", and it was not until a "Parental Love" in 2012 that he really became popular.
Although the role played by Ren Shuai in "Parental Love", Lao Ding, is only a supporting role, he interprets the role vividly and has been recognized by many audiences. However, sadly, even for an actor with such superb acting skills, everyone only remembers his name as "Lao Ding", and no one knows what his real name is.
In fact, there are still very old drama bones in the entertainment industry, they have acting skills, dedication, and no hype, no scandals, but what makes people puzzled is that everyone does not seem to see who has strong acting skills. If you want to become famous, you must be hyped and have traffic, which is why many small fresh meat is now "rampant".
As an old artist with both virtue and art, Pu Cunxi once said such a bleak sentence: "No one watches what I perform, and the entertainment market really does not have my life." ”
From "red and purple" to "no drama to film", what have these old drama bones experienced? Who the hell did they "offend"? In fact, this is a realistic and cruel topic, they offend not the audience, but the capital of this era.
In this era where traffic is king, no traffic seems more terrifying than no acting!